Land
Yakushima, Japan
We’re restoring forested watersheds and stream corridors across Yakushima to improve freshwater quality, reduce erosion, and protect the connected ecosystems that run from inland forests to the coast.
Healthy watersheds also support the people living around them. Cleaner water, more stable landscapes, and healthier forests help protect the natural systems local communities rely on while creating opportunities to take part in their long-term care.
Healthier streams and connected habitats give native freshwater and forest species more room to feed, move, breed, and recover. Restoring these connections helps strengthen biodiversity across the watershed instead of protecting isolated pockets of habitat.
What happens upstream eventually reaches the coast. By slowing erosion, improving water quality, and restoring the connection between forest, river, and sea, the work helps build a healthier and more resilient island ecosystem from top to bottom.
